Sliding comb



' April 26, 1938. w, RIE EL v 2,115,460

SLIDING COMB Filed June 2, 1937 Vrwfnw Patented Apr. 26, 1938 UNITEDSTATES SLIDING COMB Werner Griesel, Hamburg, Germany, assignor toJohannes Pliin, Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, Germany Application June 2, 1937,Serial No. 146,031

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to those sliding combs (Schiebekamme)which can be made to emerge from a sheath by the sideward motion of aslide fitted with obliquely arranged slots, in a direction which is atright angles to that followed by said motion. Up to now this arrangementhas been subject to a considerable disadvantage inasmuch as the slidereferred to had to be comparatively long so as to provide space for thebut slightly inclined slots. This, again, made it necessary to make thecomb disproportionately long; because, if the obliquity of the slotswere to be increased, two drawbacks would result. First, the componentsof force directed upward in a vertical direction that would arise fromthe sideward motion of such highly oblique slots would cause the sheathto leave the strap surrounding it. Second, the comb itself would besubject to a tilting movement, and consequently it would be jammed inthe sheath.

The invention prevents these drawbacks by arranging the strapsurrounding the sheath in such a manner that it is made impossible forthe sheath to leave the strap even though the guide slots are highlyoblique, so that the slide-and therefore the comb itself-need not belong.

Fig. l is a view of the blank from which the cover is made.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the comb and cover.

This object is attained by the following constructional device. As shownby Fig. 1, a piece of material-e. g., a piece of sheet metal (I)-isprovided with a perforation (2) in its middle 7 part. Above thisperforation, the piece of sheet metal has two flanges (3) and (4)projecting on either side as well as a projecting flange (5) on theupper longitudinal edge. By bending the piece (I) around the perforationedge (6), the flanges (3) (4) and (5) are bent at right angles, so thaton both sides of the comb the face walls (3) and (4') are formed, whilsta longitudinal edge (5') is formed on top. A strap (1) surrounding'allthese parts is then placed around the piece of sheet metal thus bentthat the lower ends (8) and (9) of the strap are bent around the facewalls (3') and (4). By introducing the comb (I0) into the sheath thusformed, a slide (II) can be used whose guide slots (I2) are arranged ina highly oblique manner, because the component of power with which weare now concerned is no longer able to force the strap (1) upward and tomake it leave the sheath. Pins fitted to the comb ID) are guided in theslots (I2).

In order to prevent a tilting movement of the comb in the'sheath, asecond grate (I4) can be provided above the one formed by the perforation (2).

What I claim to be new is the following:

1. A hair combcomprising a casing having side walls, flanges on alongitudinal edge and opposite ends of one side wall engaged with'theotherside wall to form a closure, a grill at the other longitudinaledges of the side walls, a comb in the casing having its teeth slidablethrough the grill, a slide in the casing having diagonal slots thereinand pins carried by the combextending through the slots in the slide.

2. A hair comb comprising a casing having side walls, flanges on alongitudinal edge and opposite ends of one side wall engaged with theother side wall to form a closure, a grill at the other longitudinaledges of the side walls, a comb in the casing having its teeth slidablethrough the grill, a slide in the casing having diagonal slots therein,pins carried by the comb extending through the slots in the slide and asecond grill in the casing parallel and spaced inwardly of the grill atthe edges of the casing to prevent tilting movement of the comb in thecasing.

3. A hair comb comprising a casing having 1 side walls, flanges on alongitudinal edge and opposite ends of one side wall engaged with theother side wall to form a closure, a grill at the other longitudinaledges of the side walls, a comb in the casing having its teeth slidablethrough the grill, a slide in the casing having diagonal slots therein,pins carried by the comb extending through the slots in the slide and astrap inclosing the flanged side and ends of the casing with the ends ofthe strap clinchingly engaged with ends of the end flanges. V

4. A hair comb comprising a casing having side walls, flanges on alongitudinal edge and opposite ends of one side wall engaged with theother side wall to form a closure, a grill at the other longitudinaledges of the sidewalls, a comb in the casing having its teeth slidablethrough the grill, a slide in the casing having diagonal slots therein,pins carried by the comb extending through the slots in the slide, asecond grill in the casing parallel and spaced inwardly of the grill atthe edges of the casing to prevent tilting movement of the comb in thecasing and a strap inclosing the flanged side and ends of the casingwith the ends of the strap .clinchingl engaged with ends of the endflanges.

WERNER GRIESEL.

